Multnomah County Tackles a Bed for Every Child

Author: C. Nealon

Multnomah County and the City of Portland took on a hard task and teamed up with Human Solutions to provide a bed for all children. When they started, they did everything in their power to make sure that this statement stayed true. Meaning that if they ran out of beds at the shelter then they would provide hotel vouchers to anyone that needed a space.

This no-turn away policy along with one of the shelters being forced to close made it much harder for them stay true to their word. Over time word spread out and people from other counties came to Portland where they heard about this amazing service. Eventually it was too much for Human Solutions to handle and its once no-turn away policy unfortunately came to an end due to demand.

While many homeless people came from other counties for this service, Katie in an OPB article also mentioned that this isn't the only reason why people are coming here. Some people also have ties to Portland. Even though the no-turn away policy is no more, Human Solutions is still trying their best. Please click the link down below to find out more. 

Human Solutions
Multnomah Homeless Services